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Population in Algeria compared to Jamaica: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 2,837,077 people in Jamaica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 2,834,177 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 17.1 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +0.14% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.93% growth).

Algeria vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Jamaica
2100 64,963,450 1,075,631
2099 65,075,244 1,095,039
2098 65,177,248 1,114,926
2097 65,262,264 1,135,331
2096 65,339,404 1,156,197
2095 65,400,924 1,177,632
2094 65,457,659 1,199,705
2093 65,486,594 1,222,447
2092 65,514,575 1,245,845
2091 65,536,206 1,269,943
2090 65,534,162 1,294,621
2089 65,536,151 1,319,987
2088 65,519,144 1,345,908
2087 65,494,168 1,372,420
2086 65,455,745 1,399,559
2085 65,411,808 1,427,403
2084 65,365,401 1,455,598
2083 65,315,151 1,483,973
2082 65,262,527 1,513,113
2081 65,204,172 1,542,698
2080 65,131,995 1,572,954
2079 65,053,592 1,603,471
2078 64,973,632 1,634,036
2077 64,887,885 1,665,130
2076 64,805,016 1,696,282
2075 64,708,752 1,727,653
2074 64,611,374 1,759,538
2073 64,515,111 1,791,310
2072 64,413,784 1,823,277
2071 64,310,442 1,855,059
2070 64,230,683 1,886,784
2069 64,132,724 1,918,215
2068 64,030,989 1,949,604
2067 63,923,427 1,980,685
2066 63,810,251 2,011,465
2065 63,687,208 2,042,697
2064 63,550,779 2,073,400
2063 63,412,160 2,103,669
2062 63,250,420 2,133,903
2061 63,086,423 2,163,699
2060 62,900,355 2,193,436
2059 62,689,379 2,222,680
2058 62,454,967 2,251,648
2057 62,203,082 2,279,932
2056 61,916,006 2,308,282
2055 61,612,550 2,336,168
2054 61,282,973 2,363,575
2053 60,929,515 2,390,213
2052 60,562,817 2,416,056
2051 60,161,555 2,441,297
2050 59,737,427 2,466,072
2049 59,297,226 2,490,883
2048 58,841,142 2,514,954
2047 58,377,907 2,538,499
2046 57,902,123 2,561,597
2045 57,416,731 2,583,931
2044 56,927,927 2,605,750
2043 56,437,286 2,626,741
2042 55,951,600 2,646,740
2041 55,465,931 2,665,673
2040 54,988,407 2,683,790
2039 54,505,331 2,701,261
2038 54,033,480 2,717,604
2037 53,561,143 2,733,406
2036 53,094,449 2,747,946
2035 52,616,136 2,761,103
2034 52,150,833 2,773,511
2033 51,682,632 2,784,591
2032 51,203,273 2,794,827
2031 50,724,222 2,803,535
2030 50,230,658 2,811,500
2029 49,720,218 2,818,414
2028 49,184,244 2,824,434
2027 48,629,000 2,829,732
2026 48,046,811 2,834,177
2025 47,435,312 2,837,077
2024 46,814,308 2,839,175
2023 46,164,219 2,839,786
2022 45,477,389 2,839,144
2021 44,761,099 2,837,682
2020 44,042,091 2,830,739
2019 43,294,546 2,823,271
2018 42,505,035 2,820,097
2017 41,689,299 2,815,764
2016 40,850,721 2,809,915
2015 40,019,529 2,802,534
2014 39,205,031 2,793,749
2013 38,414,171 2,783,687
2012 37,646,166 2,772,430
2011 36,903,376 2,760,494
2010 36,188,236 2,748,568
2009 35,490,445 2,736,995
2008 34,816,961 2,725,635
2007 34,189,416 2,713,800
2006 33,623,506 2,700,968
2005 33,109,249 2,687,066
2004 32,628,286 2,672,225
2003 32,175,818 2,656,623
2002 31,750,835 2,640,572
2001 31,331,221 2,624,403
2000 30,903,893 2,607,826
1999 30,474,354 2,589,795
1998 30,054,133 2,569,736
1997 29,579,301 2,547,848
1996 29,033,044 2,524,463
1995 28,470,191 2,500,151
1994 27,887,279 2,475,220
1993 27,277,048 2,449,916
1992 26,628,568 2,424,701
1991 25,987,928 2,400,869
1990 25,375,810 2,379,877
1989 24,754,485 2,361,916
1988 24,109,536 2,345,777
1987 23,443,624 2,329,813
1986 22,745,499 2,312,125
1985 22,008,544 2,290,656
1984 21,271,969 2,264,562
1983 20,558,115 2,234,832
1982 19,872,348 2,203,889
1981 19,220,704 2,173,818
1980 18,607,174 2,145,658
1979 18,036,655 2,119,486
1978 17,506,974 2,094,836
1977 17,015,994 2,070,657
1976 16,409,170 2,045,578
1975 15,678,596 2,018,981
1974 15,133,502 1,990,906
1973 14,771,147 1,961,219
1972 14,427,072 1,931,542
1971 14,098,936 1,903,728
1970 13,783,719 1,878,196
1969 13,475,960 1,855,127
1968 13,172,614 1,833,765
1967 12,876,118 1,812,865
1966 12,590,069 1,791,475
1965 12,365,976 1,769,192
1964 12,179,813 1,745,568
1963 11,982,118 1,721,099
1962 11,800,771 1,696,932
1961 11,628,883 1,673,261
1960 11,424,922 1,650,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 140th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,072 people and rank change from 140th to 143rd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Jamaica
2100 -0.17% -1.77%
2099 -0.16% -1.78%
2098 -0.13% -1.8%
2097 -0.12% -1.8%
2096 -0.09% -1.82%
2095 -0.09% -1.84%
2094 -0.04% -1.86%
2093 -0.04% -1.88%
2092 -0.03% -1.9%
2091 0.003% -1.91%
2090 -0.003% -1.92%
2089 0.03% -1.93%
2088 0.04% -1.93%
2087 0.06% -1.94%
2086 0.07% -1.95%
2085 0.07% -1.94%
2084 0.08% -1.91%
2083 0.08% -1.93%
2082 0.09% -1.92%
2081 0.11% -1.92%
2080 0.12% -1.9%
2079 0.12% -1.87%
2078 0.13% -1.87%
2077 0.13% -1.84%
2076 0.15% -1.82%
2075 0.15% -1.81%
2074 0.15% -1.77%
2073 0.16% -1.75%
2072 0.16% -1.71%
2071 0.12% -1.68%
2070 0.15% -1.64%
2069 0.16% -1.61%
2068 0.17% -1.57%
2067 0.18% -1.53%
2066 0.19% -1.53%
2065 0.21% -1.48%
2064 0.22% -1.44%
2063 0.26% -1.42%
2062 0.26% -1.38%
2061 0.3% -1.36%
2060 0.34% -1.32%
2059 0.38% -1.29%
2058 0.4% -1.24%
2057 0.46% -1.23%
2056 0.49% -1.19%
2055 0.54% -1.16%
2054 0.58% -1.11%
2053 0.61% -1.07%
2052 0.67% -1.03%
2051 0.71% -1%
2050 0.74% -1%
2049 0.78% -0.96%
2048 0.79% -0.93%
2047 0.82% -0.9%
2046 0.85% -0.86%
2045 0.86% -0.84%
2044 0.87% -0.8%
2043 0.87% -0.76%
2042 0.88% -0.71%
2041 0.87% -0.68%
2040 0.89% -0.65%
2039 0.87% -0.6%
2038 0.88% -0.58%
2037 0.88% -0.53%
2036 0.91% -0.48%
2035 0.89% -0.45%
2034 0.91% -0.4%
2033 0.94% -0.37%
2032 0.94% -0.31%
2031 0.98% -0.28%
2030 1.03% -0.25%
2029 1.09% -0.21%
2028 1.14% -0.19%
2027 1.21% -0.16%
2026 1.29% -0.1%
2025 1.33% -0.07%
2024 1.41% -0.02%
2023 1.51% 0.02%
2022 1.6% 0.05%
2021 1.63% 0.25%
2020 1.73% 0.26%
2019 1.86% 0.11%
2018 1.96% 0.15%
2017 2.05% 0.21%
2016 2.08% 0.26%
2015 2.08% 0.31%
2014 2.06% 0.36%
2013 2.04% 0.41%
2012 2.01% 0.43%
2011 1.98% 0.43%
2010 1.97% 0.42%
2009 1.93% 0.42%
2008 1.84% 0.44%
2007 1.68% 0.48%
2006 1.55% 0.52%
2005 1.47% 0.56%
2004 1.41% 0.59%
2003 1.34% 0.61%
2002 1.34% 0.62%
2001 1.38% 0.64%
2000 1.41% 0.7%
1999 1.4% 0.78%
1998 1.61% 0.86%
1997 1.88% 0.93%
1996 1.98% 0.97%
1995 2.09% 1.01%
1994 2.24% 1.03%
1993 2.44% 1.04%
1992 2.47% 0.99%
1991 2.41% 0.88%
1990 2.51% 0.76%
1989 2.68% 0.69%
1988 2.84% 0.69%
1987 3.07% 0.77%
1986 3.35% 0.94%
1985 3.46% 1.15%
1984 3.47% 1.33%
1983 3.45% 1.4%
1982 3.39% 1.38%
1981 3.3% 1.31%
1980 3.16% 1.23%
1979 3.03% 1.18%
1978 2.89% 1.17%
1977 3.7% 1.23%
1976 4.66% 1.32%
1975 3.6% 1.41%
1974 2.45% 1.51%
1973 2.38% 1.54%
1972 2.33% 1.46%
1971 2.29% 1.36%
1970 2.28% 1.24%
1969 2.3% 1.16%
1968 2.3% 1.15%
1967 2.27% 1.19%
1966 1.81% 1.26%
1965 1.53% 1.35%
1964 1.65% 1.42%
1963 1.54% 1.42%
1962 1.48% 1.41%
1961 1.79% 1.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Algeria Jamaica
Current population
48345858
2834177
Population rank 34/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.03%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
4.19 hours
One birth every
35.8 seconds
16.2 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
22.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 -6
Annual growth/decline +621,004 -2,098
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 165/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -11,053
Net migration rank 161/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -11,053
2024 665,653 -31,240 9,210 -10,506
2023 691,724 -25,963 10,072 -10,003
2022 722,591 -14,684 11,215 -10,003
2021 735,514 -10,803 6,382 -4,665
2020 724,140 -10,798 12,170 0
2019 809,522 -27,786 13,094 -10,335
2018 824,428 -27,146 13,929 -10,335
2017 848,585 -14,403 15,419 -10,335
2016 849,368 -6,438 16,944 -10,335
2015 847,054 -27,638 18,489 -10,335
2014 839,654 -30,064 19,751 -10,335
2013 802,203 -30,052 21,037 -10,335
2012 790,645 -26,763 22,320 -10,498
2011 741,832 -20,108 23,627 -11,577
2010 719,350 -10,788 25,031 -13,248
2009 691,496 -4,458 26,311 -14,941
2008 662,044 -2,101 27,553 -16,191
2007 620,196 -25,046 28,886 -16,588
2006 580,812 -44,138 30,213 -16,840
2005 543,158 -51,345 31,506 -17,071
2004 508,773 -38,648 32,500 -17,256
2003 474,272 -39,421 33,340 -17,380
2002 451,369 -36,255 33,572 -17,428
2001 450,637 -26,539 33,666 -17,466
2000 447,025 -16,454 34,452 -17,498
1999 434,198 -5,657 36,649 -17,542
1998 425,928 -13,991 38,628 -17,623
1997 450,138 87,582 40,521 -17,756
1996 483,632 71,139 42,297 -18,285
1995 533,104 37,817 43,705 -19,092
1994 594,445 430 45,210 -19,960
1993 611,306 14,289 46,090 -20,731
1992 627,289 44,102 46,494 -21,426
1991 616,850 -6,945 45,617 -23,014
1990 612,369 1,962 44,465 -25,085
1989 628,542 -234 43,591 -27,049
1988 637,215 24,376 43,978 -28,247
1987 645,309 24,933 44,155 -27,958
1986 661,644 64,381 44,520 -25,339
1985 672,185 75,729 45,122 -21,371
1984 656,475 68,774 45,644 -17,211
1983 641,167 61,292 45,095 -14,065
1982 620,415 48,660 43,816 -12,952
1981 595,150 39,043 42,898 -13,619
1980 559,983 32,879 42,316 -15,277
1979 523,875 24,311 42,449 -17,143
1978 491,876 19,317 42,475 -18,483
1977 465,405 5,360 42,999 -18,630
1976 440,192 302,662 43,878 -18,084
1975 417,803 300,482 44,736 -17,340
1974 399,509 -27,605 45,526 -16,769
1973 382,736 -29,938 47,438 -16,822
1972 368,179 -32,832 46,676 -17,934
1971 356,069 -35,141 47,206 -20,322
1970 346,564 -37,058 47,547 -23,371
1969 334,541 -28,535 48,258 -26,304
1968 324,560 -23,870 49,189 -28,424
1967 316,289 -23,983 50,187 -29,147
1966 309,628 -29,832 50,808 -29,065
1965 311,190 -142,810 51,423 -28,611
1964 312,729 -108,798 52,501 -28,066
1963 315,645 -124,175 52,277 -27,757
1962 283,903 -112,676 51,758 -27,936
1961 296,467 -123,928 51,931 -28,416
1960 290,582 -55,212 51,944 -28,952

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 97.5% of the population change in Algeria is from natural causes (a gain of 7,718,579 people) and 2.49% is from migration (a loss of 196,899 people). In Jamaica 59.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Algeria
City Population
Algiers 2.36M
Oran 803K
Constantine 465K
Batna 291K
Setif 288K
Djelfa 266K
Annaba 257K
Sidi Bel Abbes 213K
Biskra 205K
Tebessa 194K
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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